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Personal info

Full name
MULLEN, John P
Date of birth
17 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33072503
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 13 17

Immediate family

Members
Peter P. Mullen (father)
Elizabeth (Shepperd) Mullen (mother)
Harry Grossman (stepfather)
Marian Mullen (sister)

More information

Sgt John P. Mullen enlisted in Camp Lee, Virginia on 22 July 1941. He arrived in Europe on 5 July 1944.

He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic action in France in July 1944, when he helped to evacuate wounded comrade.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemmorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet